Meet the X-70 Fractal: NASA's Shape-Shifting Sky Laboratory!
What if an airplane could change its flying style as easily as swapping jackets? NASA's newest jet is built to do just that!
NASA just showed off a brand-new experimental airplane called the X-70 Fractal! Unveiled at the famous Kennedy Space Center in Florida, this super-sleek jet is not meant for carrying vacation passengers. Instead, it is a high-speed flying laboratory operated by real human test pilots.
Normally, when aerospace engineers want to test a brand-new wing shape or digital steering system, building a new plane takes years and costs a mountain of money. The X-70 changes everything because it has rapidly reconfigurable flight controls. That means scientists can tweak its computer brains and flight gadgets between missions almost like snap-together building bricks!
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Based on reporting by NASA Breaking News.